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star plates

star plates is the plural of star plate.

Meaning of star plate

Noun

star plate (plural star plates)

  1. A star-shaped anchor plate used in conjunction with a tie rod.
    • In 1925, to counteract an observed outward movement of the spandrel walls, star plates and tierods were fixed to each span.1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18

Questions about star plates

What is star plates the plural of?
Star plates is the plural of star plate.

Words near star plates in the dictionary

  1. star picket
  2. star pickets
  3. star pine
  4. star pines
  5. star plate
  6. star plates
  7. star plot
  8. star plots
  9. star plum
  10. star plums
  11. star polygon

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